Could A Former Cardinal Become The New Hitting Coach? | Locked On Cardinals

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1. Outing Turner Ward , definitely needed to happen, now if they can get a reliable replacement, that’s the question.

2. Jimmy edwards ,I know some people don't like him but he does know about hitting

3. Albert?

4. I Think Jim Edmonds or Ryan Ludwick would be good Ludwick has worked with a lot of the kids at Memphis

5. Bye weeks good for pitchers not the hitters

6. Padres to win it all , be there first

7. They need a hitting coach/motivational speaker. If you strike out on a pitch outside,you owe me laps type guy😂

8. Some needs to get the Cardinals players to catch the ball with the bat! Yes it works!

9. One down….Two too go. 🤣👉

10. They probably should have kept the hitting coach around, even though he failed miserably this year, honor his contract ya know. Why not? Works for Oli and Mo.

11. My call for the world series. Mets and Tigers. Tigers in 6

12. You are in the lower 10 % that like Jimmy Edmonds on air. All the fans i know Have MLB because you can select the announcer. I will even listen to the CUBS over Edmonds but I blame that on finish his career with the Chicago.

13. Oh Matt Carpenter would be a player – hitting coach.

14. Pretty sure Ricky Horton noticed that on Devin Williams pitching when they played STL the last series this year.
    For all

15. JD I think you're a smart guy and being as that why would you think someone already in the organization which is failing would be a smart choice no one from the organization should be promoted they need new voices from outside the organization because what they've been doing obviously isn't working

16. I think the pitching league wide is much better this year than ever. You really don't see alot of crazy high BA's. Seems they have taken advantage of the video/ antalictics better than the hitters. Maybe a person to fix the mechanics of a swing is the most important thing to look for. Pitches are coming in too fast to really read spin anymore, so hitters really need something else to look for when hitting. When someone finds that is when it might even out again. Till then, pitchers are on top rn.

17. JD like you I love Edmonds analysis and his keen eye even from the booth and the minute nuances he picks up on it would be nice I would even consider him as candidate for a manager if he wanted to commit I think he has the analytical aptitude and love for the game needed its the other elements needed for either position I also like you don't if Jim would embrace on a full-time basis.

18. 0 balls 2 strikes waste a pitch.
    3 balls 0 strikes strike 1.
    Ball right at the belt , look at the pitch.
    Ball near the shoes, swing at the ball.
    Runner at third, try to hit a homer.
    Runner at rirst, one out , Goldy hits into a dp.
    Bottom of ninth , strikeout strikeout pop out.
    Cardinals baseball 2024.
    Dang and drat.
    Only shutout 4 times.

19. A couple of batters hardly even
    run to first on a grounder.
    Oh well, wait till next years.
    Cards 2024 dang and drat.😢😢

20. Kinda feel bad for both Jeff and Turner. Basically got ran outta town by the villagers with pitchforks and torches. Not that they really should have stayed for the exact reasons mentioned here, but the rioting fans were a little much!

21. I hope they go outside to get a hitting coach i think they need two one for the right hand one for the left the approach is different

22. Gotta hope for a Yankee-Dodger series, Ohtani vs. Judge, could be a classic.

23. Jeff albert got shildt fired

24. I will say this team has got far more talent than you will admit.

25. Sorry firing him was not enough everyone screams how well Ili did with the bullprn but they blew 28 games which was 5th highest in MLB and that dint include games that they list when tied

26. Same ol Brewers 😂😂😂

27. Chaim will probably get who he wants for the hitting coach and he will probably be making trades and signing free agents as well. Mo will probably be there just for feedback.

28. Will Clark, Larry Walker

29. Hey JD;

    Pujols, Edmonds, Ludwick and Sietzer would be at the top of my list. Now I wish I could think of someone that might do it! That’s the problem.

30. Finally.

31. "Why not?"…….Isn't having a Minor League Coach to coach in the Majors the reason this team is where it's at now?

32. Skip if he doesnt get a head coach job, or John Jay would be great(if he doesnt go back with skip)

33. That Jomboy break down was greak watched it earlier.

34. Officially on the Padres bandwagon, go Mike Shildt

35. This is weird. The Cardinals fire a hitting coach who had failed. Yes Mo has failed for several years and ended up getting a two year deal. Marmel has failed two years in a row and keeps his job. I guess you can fail in the front offices and keep your job and get pay increases. I guess Willie Mcgee is on the chopping block? This is weird because DeWitt on down must believe fans are plain stupid.
    Fans need to spend your money for what the owners have allowed to be done. Fans need to pile in to the winter warmup. Remember when they locked the players out and the owners canceled all activities for the fans. Just keep drinking the cool aid.

36. Problem is who is making the hire….MO?

37. Edmonds would be a good fit, but I don't think he wants to be away from his family and commit to the demanding travel schedule.

38. How about Matt Carpenter?

39. I disagree about Norman. He has too much swing and miss.

40. Bring back Mark McGwire

41. This organization has no freaking clue. Their always 3 years late to the party.

42. Jim Edmonds?! Hell yeah 🤘🤘

43. Big Mac, Albert Pujols, Jim Edmonds. My top 3 in that order.

44. I too would like to see Edmonds as hitting coach so… that won't happen. Players have too listen, pride can be a terrible thing.

45. COULD a former Cardinal… pitiful. Nice click bait headline. Sorry, not going to watch BS

46. How about jack clark as hitting coach

47. You were right in all respects about Ward, JD. He was there when good things happened with our hitting, and Mo is the cause of the performance decline because it's the roster HE puts together. not Ward. …… but again you go too far when you say Walker belongs in the Major leagues, and maybe we can even question Gorman at this point. Those two have long term issues to address in their play — on both sides, offensively and defensively. Those issues have to be broken down, rebuilt and addressed in the Minor leagues, there is no quick fix that can happen at the Major league level. Coaches here are maintaining consistency of 26 players, they are not here doing major reconstruction of players. There's no time for that.
    And at the top level, you can't waste two spots on your roster with players who struggle to perform competitively every day, while other teams are at full force. If Goldy won't be brought back for one more year, then Walker and Gorman don't belong, until they prove in the Minors that they belong.

48. StL cannot improve Minor League development by moving hitting coaches out of the Minor leagues up to MLB, when recent players have been coming up as unprepared as they have been to hit MLB pitching. That "from within" is the approach that has gotten us to where we are, seems to me, if the review by Bloom is to be believed that we've fallen behind. Those guys need to stay where they are, but put more help down there with them to improve coach-to-player ratios for better instruction.
    My choice for hitting coach would be pursue someone recently retired after a long career in MLB as a player, not necessarily a former Cardinal. Could that player be Joey Votto? Would he be interested? IDK, but he sure had a successful hitting career for a lot of years, and just retired.
    Jason Heyward hasn't retired yet, but at his age (35?) he might be willing to retire and take a hitting coach role. He was signed out of high school, has been with winning franchises throughout his career, including a World Series winner, and that winning background is a plus he'd bring with him, to help with club leadership. And he could also help with outfield defense instruction, not just hitting. I have the impression he wants to remain in baseball beyond his playing career, he has been dedicated to the game of baseball all his life.